2024 Mechanical Engineering Board Exam Coverage

What is Mechanical Engineering in the Philippines?

A person is deemed to be practicing or rendering service in Mechanical Engineering when he/she performs consultation, management, supervision, design, preparation of plans, specifications, manufacturing, sale, supply and distribution, implementation, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of any mechanical works, projects or plants. Also includes the teaching of mechanical engineering professional subjects in government recognized and accredited engineering schools; or employment in government as a professional mechanical engineer, registered mechanical engineer or certified plant mechanic if the nature and character of his/her work is in line with his profession requiring professional knowledge of the science of mechanical engineering (Article 1, Section 3 of RA. 8495)

What is the Mechanical Engineering Licensure Exam?

An applicant seeking to get registered as Mechanical Engineer shall pass a written technical examination for Mechanical Engineers on different subjects prescribed by the Board. It is usually conducted twice a year on the month of February and August. Applicants shall be examined by the discretion of the Board of Mechanical Engineers and must meet the minimum requirements:

• A citizen of the Philippines
• Must not have been convicted by a court of law of a crime involving moral turpitude; and
• Holds a degree in Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from a school, institute, academy, college or university duly recognized as such by the Government

What is the scope of the licensure exam?

The ME Board Exam coverage is within the syllabi prepared by the Board of Mechanical Engineers and covers the topics on power plant and industrial plant engineering, mathematics, engineering economics, laws and ethics and machine design. To pass the examination, the applicant must obtain an average of 70% general average with no rating below 50% on any given individual subject.

The subject in which the applicant for Mechanical Engineers shall be examined are:

Machine Design, Materias and Shop Practice - 30%

1. Kinematics
• Displacement Velocity and Acceleration Analysis
• Analysis of Mechanism
• Cam Mechanism and Gear Train
2. Machine Design
• Stress Analysis - Simple Stresses
• Materials and their Properties
• Tolerances and Allowances
• Variable Loads & Stress Concentration
• Columns and Central Loads
• Combines Stresses
• Ball and Roller Bearings
• Journal and Plane-Surface Bearings
• Flexible Transmission, Flat-Belts, V-Belts and Chains
• Screw Fastening and Rivets
• Springs
• Shafts
• Keys and Couplings
• Journal and Plane-Surface Bearings
• Spur, Helical, Bevel Gears and Worm Gearing
• Brakes & Clutches
• Welding
• Thin Cylinders & Cylindrical Cylinders
• Steek Tubes
• Flat Plates
• Flywheels
• Punch Press
• Pipe and Fittings
• Engineering Drawing Practices
3. Shop Machinery
4. Shop Practice

Power Plant Engineering - 35%

1. Power Plant Elements
• Fuels and Combustion
• Variable Load Problems
• Thermodynamics
• Internal Combustion Engines
• Heat Transfer
2. Power Plant Design
• Diesel Engine Power Plant
• Gas Turbine Power Plant
• Combined Cycle Power Plant
• Steam Power Plant
• Hydro-electric Power Plant
• Geothermal Power Plant
• Nuclear Power Plant
• Non-conventional Sources of Energy
• Piping System and Insulation
• Instrumentation and Control
3. Industrial Plant Engineering
• Project Feasibility Study
• Industrial Safety and Accident Prevention
• Heat Transfer Mode and Laws
• Fluid Machineries Principles and Operation
• Industrial Lubrication
• Environmental Engineering & Pollution Control
4. Industrial Plant Design
• Dryers
• Fans and Blowers
• Pumps
• Cooling Towers & Other Water Cooling Equipment
• Gas Compressors
• Chimney-Smokestack and Draft System
• Heat Transfer Equipment
• Conveyors & Other Material Handling Equipment
• Industrial Instrumentation and Control
• Machinery Foundation
• AC and DC Machinery Performance and Characteristics
• Industrial Processes
5. Refrigeration Engineering and its Application
• Principles of Different Refrigeration Systems
• Determination of Cooling Loads
• Basic Design of Ice Plants, Cold Storage & Skating Rinks
• Design Selection & Specification of Refrigeration Plants & Equipment
• Instrumentation and Controls
6. Air Conditioning
• Psychrometric Properties of Air
• Various Airconditioning Processes
• Factors Affecting Human Comfort
• Air Distribution and Simple Duct Design
• Drying Heating and Ventilation
• Cooling Load Calculations
• Selection & Specification of Airconditioning
• Instrumentation and Controls

Mathematics, Engineering Economics and Basic Engineering Sciences- 35%

1. Mathematics

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• Algebra & Plane Trigonometry
• Analytic Geometry
• Differential and Integral Calculus
• Differential Equations
• Probability and Statistics
2. Engineering Economics, ME Law and Code of Ethics
• Basic Principles of Engineering Economics
• Mechanical Engineering Law
• Mechanical Engineering Code
• Code of Ethics for Mechanical Engineers
• Obligations and Contract
3. Basic Engineering Sciences and Engineering Materials
• Chemistry
• Physics and Modern Physics
• Strength of Materials
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid Mechanics

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